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Induduzo. UIsaya 40:1-2

Akulungiselela. UIsaya 40:3-8

Ukutshumayela Ivangeli. UIsaya 40:9-11

Amandla.UIsaya 40:12-18, 21-31

Ukukhonza. Isaiah 40:19-20

Ku-Isaya 40, umprofethi wachaza ukuthi ungubani uNkulunkulu, amandla Akhe, nokuthi usiphatha kanjani.

U-Isaya wasincoma nokuthi singaluphendula kanjani lolu bizolwaphezulu: “Khamuluka! […] Phakamisa izwi lakho ngamandla […] Phakamisela amehlo akho phezulu, ubone […] ”(Isaya 40: 6, 9, 26).

“Duduza, yebo, duduza abantu baMi! ’KushouNkulunkulu wakho.” (Isaya 40: 1)

Izahluko 1 kuya ku-39 zika-Isaya zihlanganisa imicimbi emlandweniwakwa-Israyeli ngesikhathi sokuphila komprofethi (nokunyeukubikezela ngekusasa lezizwe ezibazungezile).

UHezekiya wayebonise ingcebo yakhe kwabaseBabiloni. Lowo mnotho nabantu baseJerusalema bazoyiswaeBhabhiloni njengesijeziso sezono zabo.

Ngokuka-Isaya 40: 1-2, uNkulunkulu uzobathethelela

abantu Bakhe, futhi uzobaduduza.

Kusukela esahlukweni 40 kuqhubeke, umyalezo ugxile kokuzayo. Kuzungezaimicimbi emibili emikhulu: (1) UkudingiswaeBhabhiloni kanye nokubuya kwensali, kanye

(2) nokuza kukaMesiya.

“Izwi lomemezayo ehlane: ‘Lungisani indlelayeNkosi; lwenzani luqonde ehlane umgwaqo

omkhulu kaNkulunkulu wethu. ’” (Isaya 40: 3)

UNkulunkulu uzobaduduza kanjani abantu baKhe? Kukhona"amazwi" amabili akuchazayo:

UIsaya 40:3-5Ukulungiselela indlela yokuba khonakukaNkulunkulu ibonakaliswe ngokuphelele ezimpilwenizethu

UIsaya 40:6-8. NgeZwi likaNkulunkulu "elimi kuze kubephakade".

Ngemuva kokudingiswa, abantu bakaNkulunkulu bakutholaabakunqabile emuva: ubukhona bukaNkulunkulu neZwi lakhe.

UJohn the Baptist uchaze okufanele sikwenze ukulungiselela(uLuka 3: 2-8): ukuphenduka nokwenqaba isono, ukuze sithole

induduzo yokuba khona kukaNkulunkulu nokuthethelelwa.

“O Ziyoni, wena oletha izindaba ezinhle, khuphukela entabeniende; Jerusalema, wena oletha izindaba ezinhle, phakamisaizwi lakho ngamandla, phakamisa, ungesabi; uthi emiziniyakwaJuda, ‘Nangu uNkulunkulu wenu!’ ”(Isaya 40: 9)

Uma indlela isilungisiwe, “iZiyoni” kumele lethule uKristu emhlabeni: “BhekauNkulunkulu wakho!”

Umlayezo okufanele siwumemezele usekelwe emandleni amakhulukaNkulunkulu, nasemandleni akhe ukwahlulela nokuvuza (v. 10; bheka iSamb. 14: 6-7).IVangeli okufanele silitshumayele lidlula lo mlayezo. Kufanele futhi simemezele ukuthi uMhlengi wethuuyasikhathalela ngokweqiniso. UnguMalusionakekela ngesisa izimvu zaKhe (v. 11; bhekauJohane 10:11).

Masilandele isibonelo sabantu abanjengoSimeyonino-Ana, uMary Magdalene, abaphostoli nabanye. Baphakamisa amazwi abo bethula uMsindisi wethu— uJesu waseNazaretha.

“Kepha labo abalindela iNkosi bazokwenza bavuselele amandlaabo; bayakukhuphuka ngamaphiko njengezinkozi, bagijimebangakhathali, bahambe bangapheli amandla. ” (Isaya 40:31)

Izici ezimbili zobuntu bukaNkulunkuluzethulwe esahlukweni 40:

Ulamandla (v. 12-26). Nguye kuphelaofanele ukudunyiswa

Ulomusa (v. 27-31). Uqinisa laboabamethembayo

U-Isaya wasebenzisa imibuzo ukudumisa amandlakaNkulunkulu (v. 12-14), njengoba uNkulunkulu enza laphoekhuluma noJobe.

U-Isaya uchaze ukuthi akekhoongaqhathaniswa Naye. UNkulunkulu akakhathali, futhi labo abamethembayoabasoze bakhathala.

“Umsebenzi ubumba isithombe, umkhandi wegolide usinamekangegolide, bese umkhandi wesiliva ephonsa amaketanga esiliva. ” (Isaya 40:19)

“Pho-ke uNkulunkulu liyakumfanisa lobani na? Loma liyomfanisa lani? ” (Isaya 40:18). Singamkhonza uNkulunkulu uSomandla ngomfanekiso?

U-Israyeli wacabanga uNkulunkulu njengenkonyane (Eksodusi 32: 4; 1 AmaKhosi 13:28). Kodwa-ke, uNkulunkulu wakwenqaba ngokuqinileukukhonzwa ngemifanekiso (Duteronomi 4: 15-16; Eksodusi 20: 4-5).

IBhayibheli licacile ngokungabi lomsebenzi kuzithixo lalabo abazikhonzayo(AmaHubo 115: 4-8). Singakhonza "okuthile" ngomfanekiso, kodwa hhayiuNkulunkulu

Khumbula ukuthi isithombe kungenzeka singabilesimo somzimba. “Loma yini abantuabayithandayo labayethembayo esikhundlenisokuthanda iNkosi nokuthembela kuyongokuphelele iba yisithixo." (E.G.W. 5T, cp. 26, ikhasi 250)

“Miningi imilayezo yenduduzo

eyayinikezwa ibandla ngabaprofethi

bakudala. ‘Duduzani nina, duduzani abantu

baMi’ (Isaya 40: 1), kwakungumyalo ka-

Isaya ovela kuNkulunkulu; futhi ngothumo

banikezwa imibono emangalisayo

ebeyithemba nenjabulo yamakholwa kuwo

wonke amakhulu eminyaka alandelayo.

Bedelelwe ngabantu, beshushiswa,

belahliwe, izingane zikaNkulunkulu kuyo

yonke iminyaka noma kunjalo ziye

zasekelwa yizithembiso zaKhe

eziqinisekile.

E.G.W. (Prophets and Kings, cp. 60, p. 722)